Dominic Hazeltine

Although we did not know this at the time, Persis d'Io became pregnant by Flandry. She left Hauksberg, returned to her birthname, emigrated to the frontier planet of Sassania, restarted her career as a dancer, named her son after his father, got married and never contacted Flandry even when he was knighted for defeating the Scothanians or when he was rewarded for rescuing Emperor Hans' granddaughter and preventing a provincial rebellion. This summary skips over several intervening achievements. He has brought not only the Scothanians but also the Ardazirho into the Terran Empire.

Hazeltine is either Persis' birthname or her married name. Dominic Hazeltine joins Naval Intelligence but contacts his father only when he is established in his career.

Father and son:

hike in the Great Rift on Mars;
gamble in miners' dives in Low Venusberg;
"run" (?) the rings of Saturn;
dine on Iapetus;
discuss the Taurian Sector.